Search Results: SPORTS & RECREATION / Fishing from Lawrence Jones

Launceston, Tasmania: The Author, 1996. 3 volume set-complete. Green leather titled and decorated in gilt, with slipcases. As new. Deluxe edition limited to 300 copies of which all are #163, SIGNED by author on limitation page. A lovely set of this important work.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Slipcase. 8vo.

London: Printed for the Author By Harris and Turner, 1815. xxxi, 317pp, 10 woodcut plates, 23 woodcuts in text, 6 copper engravings, index, addenda. Half-leather - contemporary marbled boards with later (19th century) green leather (calf) spine with 5 raised bands and gilt title, leather corners, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. 22.5 x 14.5cms. Large paper copy with very wide margins. First published in 1814 and going to numerous editions, this edition is particularly well illustrated with the addition of 6 copper engravings of fish by R. Carpenter after C. Hardy. The woodcut plates include tackle, scenes of fishing in various styles, maps of the Thames and Lea, and woodcut illustrations of fish appear throughout the text. Occasional very light toning/offsetting. First few pages have tiny corner creases. Very light rubbing to boards and edges of leather. A few page edges slight rough/uncut. Overall a complete and superior copy of this angling classic.. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus. 8vo.

Launceston, Tasmania: Stevens Publishing, 2002. 128pp, bw ills, tipped in col plates. Full leather. As new. Edition limited to 200 copies of which this #172. Mainly fresh water fishing for trout and native perch etc in New South Wales. Originally published by Art in Australia in 1921.. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/None, as Issued.. 8vo.

La Jolla, CA: Silverfish Press, 2007. 258pp, index, num bw & col ills. Black cloth in jacket. Light edge wear to jacket. The fascinating and untold story of how the newly emerging sport of big game fishing was plunged headlong into WWII. That the sport was severely impacted by the war is no surprise, but the contributions of the fishing community to the Allied war effort were equally vast.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to.

Sydney: Simon & Schuster (Australia), 2004. xvii, 321pp, index, bibliography, glossary, num bw & col ills. Red boards in jacket. Near new. Definitive guide to fishing lures distilling the thousands available into 12 fundamental lure styles and their unique features. All you need to know about lures and lure fishing with hundreds of col photographs.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.

Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1979. xii, 120pp, index, bw & col ills, maps. Or pictorial laminated boards. Near new. The Canberra region has a wide variety of lakes and rivers with more than 20 varieties of native and introduced fish. Detailed descriptions of fish, their distribution, feeding, breeding, and migratory habits and the special characteristics which make many of them unique in the angling world. The book is aimed at all levels of fisherman, scientists, naturalists and conservationists.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo.

Auckland: David Bateman, 1997. 304pp, index, glossary, col photos, diagrams. Or green boards in jacket. Minor edge wear to jacket. Everything you need to know about fishing in New Zealand.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1937. x, 310pp, bw ills, endpaper maps. Green cloth, no jacket. Cloth bright and fresh. Occasional light foxing within, heavy foxing to top edge, minor foxing to other edges. A nice copy of this scarce title. SIGNED and inscribed (Yours Sincerely Norman Caldwell. Haymen Island. August 23rd 1938)) by one of the authors (Norman Caldwell) on reverse of front free endpaper. Appears to be slightly expanded from the first edition with approx 30 additional pages. Experiences of a commercial shark fisherman on the Great Barrier Reef.. Signed by Author. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo.

New York: Winchester Press, 1974. vii344pp, index, bibiographical note, bw ills. Or boards in jacket. A little damp marking to jacket and somewhat less to edges of boards-presents very well.. First US Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Small 4to.

Sydney: Creek of Peace, 2004. xii, 152pp, bw & col ills. Green boards in jacket. Near new. Founded in 1904, this is the story of the society's formation, the dedication of the founders, their efforts and achievements, trials and tribulations, and the pleasures and mateship of fishing as observed through the pages of the society's journals over 100 years. The society continues to make significant contributions to recreational angling in NSW.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to.

Sydney: A. H. & A. W. Reed, 1976. 174pp, bw ills, endpaper maps. Or bright blue cloth in pictorial jacket. Minor edge wear and 1cm tear to jacket, occasional minor foxing. An introduction to trout in Australia and their particular habits and features, an approach to tackle, fly patterns, fly tying and a useful summary of insect life. Streamcraft, and the practical aspects of casting, striking, playing and netting are all discussed, as are the different qualiites of the trout waters- mountain strams, lakes, and the slow moving alkaline streams of the Monaro. 44 photos and 17 line drawings add to the informative text.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Melbourne: Innovatore Tackle, 1993. Facsimile reprint of 1961 first edition published by Melbourne University Press. 8vo, xiv + 208 pp, 32 b&w plates, 15 figures, bibliography, geographical index. Original cloth in dustwrapper. The book was written to give 'a comprehensive account of the fly-fishing found in most parts of Tasmania, and to provide the most complete description possible of Tasmania's trout-water insects and other trout foods'.. Facsimile Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo.

Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing Co (Edinburgh) Ltd, 1990. 311pp, appendix, maps, bw ills. Ot green cloth in jacket. Very slight edge wear to jacket. Comprehensive guide to salmon, brown trout and sea-trout fishing in Scotland with much on the history, wildlife and places of interest along the way.. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.

London: Remington & Co, 1889. VOLUME 1 ONLY (of 2). viii, 337pp, index. Green cloth titled in gilt to spine. Both hinges crackedoccasional light toning/foxing. The leisure pursuits of hundreds of 'great men' of the day. Sections include games, recreations, card-playing, field sports, the turf, gambling, horsemanship, angling, walking, musical taste, gardening and agriculture, and hobbies.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo.

Sydney: Afco Pty. Ltd., 1961. 120pp, num b/w photos, line drawings, ads. Or pictorial card. Angling for trout and various native species of fish in Australia. No date but published 1961.. First Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo.

Mechancisburg: Stackpole Books, 1987. 190pp, index, bibliography, glossary, bw ills. Or card. Near new. Demystifies the classification of insects and presents it in and understandable and useful way for anglers.. First Paperback. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo.

Sydney: Kangaroo Press, 1993. 216pp, index, bibliography, appendix, num bw & col ills, maps. Or boards in jacket. Prelims quite heavily foxed, otherwise a little light foxing to edges.Travels and experiences of a man with an obsession for fly-fishing during which he visits Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Patagonia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, England, Norway, Iceland, Greenland, Baffin Island, Labrador, Idaho, Montana, Yellowstone, British Colombia and Kiribati.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.

New York: The Lyons Press, 1983. viii, 184pp, index, num bw ills. Or pictorial card. Light edge wear to cover. Since nymph comprise more than 90% of a trout's normal diet, nymph imitations are probably the most effective flies for trout.. Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Whitlock, David.. Small 4to.

Launceston, Tasmania: Stevens Publishing, 2006. xviii, 222pp, index, bw & col ills, pictorial endpapers. Full brown morocco leather with onlaid picture of Scholes. As new. Edition limited to 125 signed copies of which this #79. Biography of noted Australian angler and author of 14 books, 13 of which on trout fishing. David Scholes served with the RAAF in WWII as a bomber pilot completing 34 missions over Europe and earning a DFC. After he retired as a commercial artist he painted 600 watercolours, selling them in 600 minutes. Later in life he was afflicted with multiple sclerosis.. Signed by Author. Deluxe Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/None, as Issued.. 4to.

Launceston, Tasmania: Stevens Publishing, 2006. xviii, 222pp, index, bw & col ills, pictorial endpapers. Pictorial boards with blue leather spine (quarter leather)) Near new. Biography of noted Australian angler and author of 14 books, 13 of which on trout fishing. David Scholes served with the RAAF in WWII as a bomber pilot completing 34 missions over Europe and earning a DFC. After he retired as a commercial artist he painted 600 watercolours, selling them in 600 minutes. Later in life he was afflicted with multiple sclerosis.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 4to.